Device for shaping and drying collars.



PATENTED JULY 5, 1904. S. B. DANE. DEVICE FOR SHAPING AND DRYINGGOLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 30, 1903.

NO MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented July 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

DEVICE FOR SHAPING AND DRYING COLLARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,524, dated July 5,1904,

Application filed October 30, 1903- To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY B. DANE, acitizen of the United States,residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Shapingand Drying Collars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The present invention relates to an improvement in devices for shapingand drying collars.

In the laundering of turn-down collars the collars are first spread flatand ironed and are then doubled over and creased longitudinally. Afterthe latter operation the collars are straight, and for the convenienceof the user it is desirable to curve them longitudinally. It has beenproposed to accomplish this by moistening the collars and wrapping themaround a heated cylinder. In the use of such devices of this kind ashave been heretofore used it has been necessary for the operator to holdthe ends of the collar until the heating has continued sufficiently longso that only one collar could be operated on at a time.

The object of the present invention is to providea device of the kinddescribed with means for holding the collar during the operation; and tothis end the invention consists in the improved device of which thepreferred embodiment is herein described and shown in the drawings.

.In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the entire device.Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the upper part of the same;and Fig. 3 is a section on line A A, Fig. 1, looking toward the right.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is constructed as follows: Aheating-cylinder 1 is supported at one end by a standard 2, secured to abench or any convenient point. The cylinder is heated by meanscomprising steam-pipes 3 and 4 for conducting steam to Serial No.179,201. (No model.)

and from the interior of the cylinder. A sleeve 5, surrounding a part ofthe cylinder serves to hold the collars in contact with the same. Thesleeve is supported by an extension 6 from the standard, fixed theretoby a set-screw 7. .The sleeve, in order that convenient access may behad to the interior thereof, has a movable upper part 8, hinged at 9 andheld closed by catches 10. The catches comprise clips embracing theflanges 11 on the parts of the sleeve and pivoted at 12 to the lowerflange.

The manner of use of the above-doscribed device consists in wrapping thecollars about the uncovered part of the heating-cylinder and thensliding them along the cylinder and into the sleeve. The collarpreviously inserted is discharged from the end of the cylinder by theinsertion of a fresh collar, and while the latter is being heated theoperator may be wrapping another collar around the uncovered part of thecylinder. After the last collar has remained long enough in the sleeveits removal may be facilitated by swinging back the upper part of thesleeve.

Any convenient means may be used to heat the cylinder, and, except asdefined in the claims, the invention is not limited to the preciseconstruction shown, but may be ernbodied in other forms.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureicy-Letters Patent of the United States 1. A device for drying andshaping collars, having, in combination, a cylinder about which thecollars are wrapped, means for heating the cylinder, a sleeve forholding the collars wrapped about the cylinder, and means for supportingthe slecve'eoncentrically with respect to the cylinder, substantially asdescribed.

2. A device for drying and shaping collars, having, in combination, acylinder supported at one end, means for heating the cylinder, anopen-ended sleeve surrounding the free end of the cylinder to hold thecollars in place, and means for supporting the sleeve in said position,substantially as described.

3. A device for drying and shaping collars, having, in combination, acylinder, means for heating the same, and a sleeve surrounding thecylinder for holding the collars in place, the sleeve having a partmovable to afford access to the interior thereof, substantially asdescribed. 10

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SIDNEY B. DANE. l/Vitnesses:

FARNUM F. DORSEY, Y ALFRED H. HILDRETH.

